History's Heroes
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for tales of deception, resistance and courage in History's Secret Heroes Series 4.
Episodes (99 available)
Locked in a Nazi prisoner of war camp, a British soldier is determined to escape.
29 mins
How did a family of Jewish performers defy the odds and survive Auschwitz?
29 mins
How did Pamela Churchill use the power of seduction to help the war effort?
29 mins
Why did a minister run towards Hiroshima immediately after the atomic bomb?
29 mins
A spirited young woman, intent on revenge, becomes a key player in the French Resistance.
29 mins
In Japanese-occupied Malaya, a midwife puts her life on the line to help the resistance.
29 mins
A band of Italian brothers fight fascism with pasta.
29 mins
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.
3 mins
Adventurers, rebels and survivors who lived life on the edge, with Ray Winstone.
2 mins
An arctic explorer is trapped in a snow drift. How will he escape?
29 mins